QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

02.0367

Owner's name for the quilt:

Quilted Jacket

Quilt top made by:

DeBellefeuille, Patricia

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Mecosta

Where the quilt was made, county:

Mecosta

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2001

When was the quilt finished?

2001

Why was the quilt made?

Teaching or learning sample

Details about why the quilt was made:

My sister Barb Doyle, taught this sweatshirt class at the Canadian Lakes Quilt Club.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Mecosta

Quiltmaker's county:

Mecosta

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10/16/1943

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Irish English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired School Bus Driver

Quiltmaker's father's name:

________, George

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

________, Dorothy

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10/5/1963

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

DeBellefeuille, Ronald

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Self employed Steel Broker, semi's

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Canadian Lakes Quilt Club

Where does/did the group meet?

Stanwood, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Teaching, spreading quilting, sharing

This is a:

Quilted garment

Where did the maker get their materials?

Sewing scraps

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Provided in a class

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

My sister Barb Doyle, taught this sweatshirt class at the Canadian Lakes Quilt Club.

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Patterns

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Patricia DeBellefeuille

Quilt owner's city:

Mecosta

Quilt owner's county:

Mecosta

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Wall-throws

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum